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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2011 Oct;15(7):1410–1415. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9781-1

Table 2. Comparison or Reasons for Missing Doses Between Adherent and Non-Adherent Participants Reporting Any Missed Doses.

Adherent N=199 Non-Adherent N=71 Test, test statistic, p value
Forgetting 20 (10%) 29 (41%) X2=33.4, p<0.001
Being away from home 19 (10%) 22 (31%) X2=18.7, p<0.001
Running out of medications 10 (5%) 15 (21%) X2= 16.0, p<0.001
Feeling too busy 7 (4%) 12 (17%) X2=14.3, p<0.001
Feeling too ill 6 (3%) 11 (16%) X2= 13.8, p<0.001
Wanting to avoid side effects 6 (3%) 10 (14%) X2=11.5, p=0.001
Unable to carry out instructions (e.g., take with food) 7 (4%) 8 (11%) X2=6.1, p=0.01
Change in routine 7 (4%) 7 (10%) X2=4.4, p=0.04
Feeling well (i.e., no need) 5 (3%) 6 (9%) X2=4.9, p=0.03
Feeling depressed 5 (3%) 6 (9%) X2=4.7, p=0.03
Falling asleep 5 (3%) 5 (7%) X2=3.1, p=0.08
Avoiding notice of taking medications 2 (1%) 5 (7%) X2=7.5, p=0.006
Feeling medications harmful 1 (1%) 1 (1%) X2=0.6, p=0.5
Feeling number of medications too many 2 (1%) 1 (1%) X2=0.08, p>0.5